# capacitar
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From capacidade (“capacity”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.pa.siˈta(ʁ)/ [ka.pa.siˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.pa.siˈta(ʁ)/ [ka.pa.siˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ka.pa.siˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ka.pa.siˈta(ʁ)/ [ka.pa.siˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ka.pa.siˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.pɐ.siˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.pɐ.siˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.pɐ.siˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

capacitar (first-person singular present capacito, first-person singular preterite capacitei, past participle capacitado)
* to capacitate (to make capable)
    Synonym: habilitar
    Escolas capacitam estudantes nas habilidades que precisam.Schools capacitate students in the skills they need.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* capacidade
* capacitação
* capacitado
* capacitador
* capaz

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin capācitās.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /kapaθiˈtaɾ/ [ka.pa.θiˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /kapasiˈtaɾ/ [ka.pa.siˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ca‧pa‧ci‧tar

### Verb

capacitar (first-person singular present capacito, first-person singular preterite capacité, past participle capacitado)
* to prepare
* to train

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | capacitar | capacitar | capacitar | capacitar | capacitar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | capacitando | capacitando | capacitando | capacitando | capacitando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | capacitado | capacitado | capacitada | capacitada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | capacitados | capacitados | capacitadas | capacitadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | capacito | capacitas$^{tú}$ capacitás$^{vos}$ | capacita | capacitamos | capacitáis | capacitan |
| indicative | imperfect | capacitaba | capacitabas | capacitaba | capacitábamos | capacitabais | capacitaban |
| indicative | preterite | capacité | capacitaste | capacitó | capacitamos | capacitasteis | capacitaron |
| indicative | future | capacitaré | capacitarás | capacitará | capacitaremos | capacitaréis | capacitarán |
| indicative | conditional | capacitaría | capacitarías | capacitaría | capacitaríamos | capacitaríais | capacitarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | capacite | capacites$^{tú}$ capacités$^{vos2}$ | capacite | capacitemos | capacitéis | capaciten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | capacitara | capacitaras | capacitara | capacitáramos | capacitarais | capacitaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | capacitase | capacitases | capacitase | capacitásemos | capacitaseis | capacitasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | capacitare | capacitares | capacitare | capacitáremos | capacitareis | capacitaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | capacita$^{tú}$ capacitá$^{vos}$ | capacite | capacitemos | capacitad | capaciten |
| imperative | negative | | no capacites | no capacite | no capacitemos | no capacitéis | no capaciten |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “capacitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014